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it II I OFFICE ) OV THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET S S3 : per annum CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER,- IN ADVANCE. W. 3 YAKS, E"OR and Proprietor CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1862. TESTH VOLUME NCBIBEU 512. (Published e?ery Tuesday, YATES, BY WILLIAM J. EDIIOR and PKoraiEToa. $2 IN ADVANCE. o Ite-Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. ra Advertisements not marked on the manuscript or a ijxrific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. t CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, President. Alex II Stephens of Georgia, Vice President J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State.. CL W. Randolph, of Virginia, Secretary of War. C. G. Memminger, of South Carolina, Secretary of the Treasury. S. R. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Navy. Thos. II. Watts, of Alabama, Chief of the Depart ment of Justice or Attorney General. J. II. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster General. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST PERMANENT CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. SENATE. A STATEMENT of the kill"!, vouiuhtl and captured in the sev eral huffrx and tither rngatjrnuitts in the yar 1SG1. FKIlKUAL "SUCCESSES. D.Uri IStfl Matties. ! -- i'- T. I - "3 -3 i. ! O ' c June 3' rMiillipni, J line 1 8 Hoonvillr, July 12 Itiih MiMiutitin J uly Kl St. (Jrorpe, Aiijr 2S , II:tteriis, (. t 21 Fr l ri ktown Nov 7 I'ort 1'iival, Irc 3 Drain? ville, ! Total. 7 20 1 15 4 20 r.0! 4 J 4T. 55 20' 50 1.1 5'0 4 1" 121 691 j '"i2 " Vo 2:;j AT 14.Vj 8; 50 looj I 1 S; 27S I24T! Kri 207,' A LA II AM A. Win L Yancy, Clement C Clay. ARKANSAS. Robert W Johnson, Charles B Mitchell. FLORIDA. A E Maxwell, J M Baker. GEORGIA. Benjamin II Hill, John W Lewis. LOUISIANA. Edward Sparrow, T J Semmes. MISSISSIPPI. Albert G Brown, Jnmen Phelan VIRGINIA. It M T Hunter, Win B Preston. NORTH , CAROLISA, George Davis. Wm T Dortcb. SOUTH CAROLINA. Robert W Barnwell, James L Orr. TENNESSEE. Langdon C llaynes, Uustavus A-Henry. TEXAS. Louis T Wigfall, W S Oldham. KENTUCKY. II C Burnett. William E Simms. MISSOURI. John B Clark, R S Y Peyton. Total number, 2G. HOUSE. Thomas S. Hocock, Speaker. ALABAMA. C )N F K I I : U A T E '( ( ' ESS E S. Dates Hal lies. - -- :3 I -!! ! 5 j J I j 1 6 W Chilton. 7 David Clopton, 8 James L Pugh, 9 E S Dargan. Yrh 1 San Antonio, Mar 12 Furl Urown, Apl '.'! Fort Sumter, Ajl '.' Fori Bit, A1 20 Il.il.WIl;l, 51 y i: St-will s Point, May 31 jFairl'i'x C. II., June 1 j.-lquhi Creek, June iil'ijr's Point, June lo'flreat Bethel, June 1 ' V iennn. Jiium I 7 1 Kan -as City, J me I: New ('reek, Juif J floiufic.v, Jui;e 27.M:itl!i:is Point, Jilv 2iHaytie.-v;iI , J ul 5 C-rl liare. Julv 1 7 Scary l'r-k, July islHulTU'in. Julv 2 I j Manas-., July 2VMi-sillii, July 2s' Fort Stanton, Aug loSjirinjrfield, Auj 15 Maihias Point, An if 20 llavk' N'e.-t. A 27 H liley'?. X Hls A'ljr 27 Cross Lane, Sept J Hijr Creek, St t 10 iauley, S.-jit 1 1 Levviusville, Sept 1 I Touey's Creek S-.t lli'llarlioursrille, Sept Lexiujrtou, Sept 25i Alanu sa, t)ct 1 jSteaiu'r Fanny O.t ;!,;rerriVirier, (-t 5 C'uica 111 .ci in ' Ort ft Santa K.-a, O.t 12 Mi-. Passes, i ct 16 ll.divar, Oct 2I'Leehnr, tX Ht-linoiil, Nov H f'iketon, Nr y (J uyan'!otte, Nov 10 Cptou II ill. N..r ItilFalfs Clinreh, Sj- 22. Pensaenl.i. N,r 2 Near Vieiimi, D 'C 2' Anttirlale, Dec I.1;AlleJr!,auy. Dec 1 7 ' Woodsonx iMe. Dec 2iJ Opothlt-vluilo, Dec 2 Snt ramento, Total, 0; 10 5' 15 -I 30; .. 1 12l. 150 00 (00 Thomas J Foster, Wm R Smith, John P Ralls, J L M Curry, f rancis S Lyon, ARKANSAS. Felix J Bulson 3 Augustus II Garland, Grandison D Royster, 4 Thos B Hanly. FLORIDA. James B Hawkins, 2 Hilton. GEOitltlA. , 1 7t, 2oo';. t I 1:1 1 -.:t !7S' 1 1 ; I ! 2'..V soy t 3 1 r 20; 42j ..:..... 27 i m;. I 2 II 0 1 '2i::zi 41 lo'. 20;. II. 1501 250 50. 100 1 50 15i 150 3 1 lol till fjj o. 300! 20O; ro id ''..ill ''n ;:o' 1 tii.to, 2.V10, 1 i;oo ....! lo! 25' ....j 750 30 1 000 1200 300 I I 1 5 50 1 50; 100 15ol 250 30.. 2 :i 4 5 i 1 ii ! 4 '. 5 i ,5 i ; 1 ; o Julian Hiirtridge, (' J Moniiei lyn. Hini-s Holt, A II Kenan, David W Lewis, Alfred Boyd, John W C..ckott, II E Read (Jcortre W Ewing, J S Chrismnn, T L Burnett, 6 William W Clark, 7 Robt P Trippe, 8 L J Gartrell. 9 Hardy Strickland, 10 A B Wright. KENTUCKY. 7 II W Bruce, 8 S S Sett, 9 E M Bruce, 10 J W Moore. 11 R J Breokinridge, Jr., PJ John M Elliott. LOUISIANA, Charles J Villiere. 4 Lucien J Pupre, ('liarles M ('-mrad, 5 John F Lewis, Duncan F Keimer, 0 John Perkins, Jr. John J McRae, S W Clapp. Reuben Davis, Israel Welch. MISSISSIPPI. r II C Chambers, (i 0 R Singleton, 7 E Barksdale. : 20 i 9' ; :o! 5o 50 2 3.'' I 20 35W l 3(1 . 1 12: loo- 150 ... 45 j !1 20 15 30 17 4o !2 r.oo! son i 7-'t; I 1 7 j 4I0 j Coo; 2oo I 21'' loui I 401 5.11 ys ! 3o I lo lo! 2-' 10 J 2? 41 I 15 I : 1 is ! 3 John Hver.J Casper W Bell, George W Vest, A II Con rew, NORTH W X II Smith, Robert R Bridgers, Owen R Keuau, T D McDowell, Archibald Arlington, SOUTH CAROLINA W W Rover, W Poiche'r Miles M L Bouham, MISSOURI. ." W W Cook, 0 Thos W Freeman, 7 Thos A Harris. CAROLINA. 6 Thomas S Ashe, James R McLean, William Lander, B S Gaither. A T Davidson. 8 9 10 i 12 'J. ... I ll'Oj 2iiii j 3oj 4 5 K 7a 125 10O !0! 20' IS I J T II. ikelI, W G Swhiih, W II Tel.bs. E L fJiirdenshire, H S Foote, M P (J entry. 4 John McQueen, 5 James Farrar. G L M Ager. TEKNESSEE. 7 G W Jones, Thomas Menee, J D C Adkins, Bullock. 8 9 10 11 Daid M Curriii. I ysi,335ij 21S 4S25;7t;i4 S77 : John A Wilcox, Peter W Grnj', Claiborne C Herbert, Killed V "li ndeil, Pli.-OIUTS, Total KKl'.WIi I I.M loX. (.'ui.t-'l. losses. l.l2o ....... . ..4 1,177 V2::i Fed. lo.so 4,:U 1 7.S21 S.7 7 7 2 1 .:u: SAMUEL P. SMITH, Atloriir) iinJ iiiii lor sl L.;ivt CnAKI.OTTi;, ('., Will attend (romjtlt u ii!i;riii'i to collecting ami remitting nil claims ititru.-ted tti his care. Special Attention iien lo the writing ol Deed-, Cou--iryaaces, 4c. P-aSf Diirinjr hours of hiness. may le found in the Cjuri House, 0;Hc No. I , adjoining lUe vlerk's otlire. January 10. lSC'2 J A. FOX. Attorney tt Law, CUAKI.OTTK, X. C. aF.SERAL VOLLL'CTJXff ACHAT. Office over the rriiiT Store, Irwin's corner. January 1. ISo2. tf ' It. W. BFX'k'WITII Ha? constantly on hand WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C f the hen Enjili-Ii and Am. to an manufacturers. Call nd examine his .stock before parch.tsiug elit-wherc. Watch crystals put i,, fr 2o csnts each. January, j jj John TT Butler, l'KACTICAL AValch antl C lock Maker Jow eSIer, 5 Opposite Kerr's Hotel, Vhrh,tttt A", r. (Late with R. W. Ceekwith.) Fine WalclicK, Cluck &. Jv lry, of every description, Repaired and Warranted for 12 months. Oct ie, isgi; r I 1 i7. MRU Gainett, Jdin R Chambliss, James Lyons, Roger A Pry or. Thomas S Bocock, John (loodc. Jr. Jiiui's P Ilolc.oinlie, lan"I C Dejarnette, Total number 107. TEXAS. 4 Wm B Wright. 5 Malcolm Graham, t B P Sexton. VIRC1NIA. 9 William Smith, 10 Alex R Boti ler, 11 John B Baldwin. 12 Walter R Staples, l.'i Walter Preston, 14 Albert G Jenkins, 15 Kobert Johnson. IG Charles W Russell. GOVERNMENT OP NORTH CAROLINA. Henry T. Clark. Governor ex officio. Salary 3,000 per annum. Puliiki Cow per. Secretary to the Governor. Sal ary, exclusive of foes. $3H). Rufiis II. Page, Secretary of State. Sal an- $300. Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary S.OOO. W. R. Richardson, chief clerk to the Treasurer. Salary $I.S0ll. C. II. B'rogden, Comptroller. Salary $1,000, tMiverll Perry. Librarian. T'e Council of State is composed of th following gentlemen: Council Wimten of Lenoir. President, John W Cunningham of Person, David Murphy of Cumberland. Win A Ferguson of Bertie. J F G raves of Surry. J J Long if Northampton, W I, llillurd of Buncombe. Governor's Aids Whi taker. Literary Boakh Henry T Clark." President ex officio: Arch'd Henderson of Howan. Jas B Gor don of Wilkes. Wm J Yates of Mecklenburg. Internal Improvement Boaho Henry T Clark President ex ofiicio; James Fulton of New Han over, N M Long of Halifax, The Geueral Assembly commences its session on the third Monday of November every alternate year. The next election fer inemocrs. and for Governor, will be held on the first Thursday of August, 18r2. Gjje WtBltxn SJnnnrrai CHARLOTTE, N. C. Revenue op Mecklenburg County. From the Report of the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the year ending Sept. 30, 1861, we copy the following statement showing the value of land and town property in Mecklenburg county, and the amount of taxes paid by the county into the pub lic Treasury : Acres of Land, 311,603 Valuation of land, $2,002,303 Town Property, $481,685 State Taxes. Land, Town property, Polls, Interest, Dividend and profit, Salaries and fees, Studs and Jacks, Buying and selling slaves Daguerreotypists, Pistols and knives, Gold and silver watches, Pianos, Plate and Jewelry, Playing cards, Riding Vehicles, Liquor dealers, Note shavers, Merchants' capital, Retailers, Billiard tables, Insurance companies, Express companies, Horse and mule drovers, Livery stables, Exhibitions for reward, Marriage license, Mortgages and deeds, Privileged voters, Collateral descent, $3,604 13 867 03 3.524 00 3,394 80 276 92 635 32 124 00 25 00 9 00 12 50 209 96 100 50 64 07 12 25 472 71 2,392 24 44 10 1,686 46 270 00 125 00 600 00 10 00 63 15 25 00 10 00 113 49 72 75 8 00 168 93 $18,921 31 Gross amount, County Taxes for county Poor, 6 cents per $100 value real es tate, and 15 :ents per poll, $2,145 39 County purposes, 3,403 99 School purposes, 1,677 95 Railroad tax, 7,918 81 Hon Danl M Barriuger, Spier Total amount, $15,146 14 The amount of State and county tax together is $34,067 45. Infamous. There are a few persons in this and other communities endeavoring to depreciate our paper currency. No true friend to the South will either engage in this mean work or permit, with silence, others to it. We have no doubt the Committee of Safety in this Town will take such action in reference to this subject as will bring to strict accountability every individual so found em ployed. There is a secret committee in existence here, also, authorised by the largest Town meeting held in this place for many a day, whose duty it is to report every man found in any manner prejudic ing the public welfare or safety, either by word or deed, and the community expect them to be vigi lant . JSulitb ury Watch m a n. Sentenced to be Hung.--Louis Napoleon, the ItaHan, convicted of counterfeiting and passing bogus Confederate Treasury Notes, was carried be fore the C S. District Court, and sentenced in ac cordance with the terms of the law, to be hung. The execution of sentence was postponed until 9th o May ensuing. liichmond Enquirer. Salt. We have received information on which we rely, that the State Commissioner for manufac turing Salt is busily occupied in making arrange ments for this purpose, and hopes to furnish a considerable if not a sufficient supply at 4 to 5 cents per pound, provided Wilmington be defended against the enemy. The fall of Roanoke Lland intcrrufted his plans in Currituck, and the disas ter at Newborn defeated like arrangements near Bea u fort . iUsboro Recorder. . - m m Lincoln and his Officers. The Memphis Avaiunce has intelligence from Nashville that on the reception of Lincoln's message to Congress on the subject of emancipation, 19 Federal officers resigned their commissions and returned home. An item is going the rounds to the effect that Rev. Dr. Hawks, having, in consequence of his secession proclivities, fallen into great disfavor with his congregation, had resigned his pastoral charge over Calvary Church in New York. Musio. MISS V. C. FKAZIKlt will give instruction on the Piano, Melodeon and Guitar, at her residence. Also, lessons in French. Charlotte, Feb 4, 1S62 SVGA 11 AID ASSES. II IDS. Sl'OAU forsnle by the hogshead at 8 cts. for common, 11 cts for fnir, and 12 to 13 for strijtly fair. 400 Hhls. N. O. MOLASSKS for gale at C5 tent? per gallon bv the barrel. WILLIAMS k OATES. January 14; 1862 tf A T T K t T I O 4 V O I, t IV T E IS 11 S ! I have on hand a lot of Oil-Cloth Coats; hIso Oil- Cloth by the yard, which I will sell at reasonable i pricet. Call at the store of Mera. lliikcr k Kuck. ' next door to Elias k Cohen'i, grocery ctore. F. W. AHUEXS. Feb IS, 18G2 North Carolina MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. This Company, the olde.-t nui most reliable in the State, iusnres white persons for a term of years or during continuance of life, on moderate terms. Slaves iuured. for one or five years, for two-thirds of their uiitrket value. For insurance apply to THOS. W. DEWEY, Agt., J;m 14, 185: 3m at Branch Bank N. C. ' KOTUE. Treasurer's Office A., T. k O. Railroad, Charlotte. March 8. 1862. The Seventh installment of the Capital Stock of the Atlantic, Tenn., k it. Railroad Company, iubsciibed in the town of Statcsville. U due on the 7th of April next. The Ninth installment of the stock snbseribed at Mount Moarne, Iredell county, and the Tenth Install ment and last of all stock subscribed in Mecklenburg conntv, is due and payable on the 2i'd of April. If the stockholders desire the work to continue they jnust py their stock more promptly, as the Treasurer most have money. 7.7l JI. L. WRJSrOX, Treasurer. THE GEEAT FIGHT IN NEW MEXICO JFVt?r hundred Yanheet killed 2,000 misting Seven pieces of artillery taken. We are ia receipt of highly important news from Mesilla, through an extra of the Mesilla Times. The San Antonio Herald has also issued extras containing the same intelligence: The long expected engagement in New Mexico came off at Valverde, on the east bank of the Rio Grande, four miles above Fort Craig, on Friday, February 21st. The battle commenced at nine o'clock in the morning; and Ia9ted until sunset. The action was commenced by a portion of Col. Baylor's Regiment, 200 strong, under command of Major Pyron, who was ordered to flank the enemy. Upon reaching the river valiey, they discovered the enemy ou the left. Major I'yron's command changed to a good position, where they were covered by timber and a wide slough. They held this position for nearly an hour, under a heavy fire of small arms, shell, grape and round shot, before they were reinforced. The whole Confederate command now arrived in position, when a general engagement took place all along the line. At first the enemy attempted to turn our left flank, when Major Lockridge came to our assistance, and nobly did he do it. Then they made another attempt all along our lines, but without effect. Then again they made a concentrated attack upon our left, with such vigor as to compel our forces to fall back from their first position to another. While in this position, and late in the evening, the enemy crossed the river with their battery, which proved fatal to them. The Confederate reserve, (Col. Steele's command,) some 450 men, now joined in the action. A charge was made at the battery of the enemy, and along their whole line, and the battery was taken at the point of revolver and shot-gun, after a desperate strug gle, when the enemy fled with great slaughter. The enemy suffered the most while retreating across the river, where the slaughter was truly terrible. The battle was fiercely contested, and undoubt edly the severest of the present war, as desperate as any on record for the amount of men engaged. The roar of small arms, shell canister, grape, and round shot, is described as having been tiriifie; and individual instances of great bravery and gallantry, are numberless; while the whole army fought like veterans and patriots. The victory, though achieved gloriously over double our num bers, was dearly won: we have to mourn the loss of thirty-six heroes, and have 106 wounded. Major Lockridge was killed in the aharge when the battery was taken, falling at the head of his column, and at the foot of a gun, but lived long enough to see victory crown our arms. In skill and bravery he was surpassed by none. The night alter the fight the Federals, under a flag of truce, requested permission to bury their dead and collect their wounded. At the time our informant left, the number of the enemy's killed and wounded was not accurately known, but was supposed to be over 500. It was not known how many of the Federals perished in the river. Captain McRae of the regular army and Captain Hobbell, of the New Mexican volun eers, were killed. Capt. Lasalle, of the regular army, and Capt. Barrtenton, of the volunteers, were taken prisoners. Of the Federal army of over 6,000 men stationed at Fort Craig, on the night after the battle only 3,000 could be mustered; more than half being killed, taken prisoners, or having deserted. A Captain of the regulars reported, with tears in his eyes, that he had only six men fit for duty in his company. The regulars fought bravely, and before the action both officers and men were sanguine of success. The Federals at one time supposed they were victorious, and ceased Iking. Of tlee seven pieces of artillery taken, there are three six pounders, two twelve-pounders, one twenty-four pounder, and a howitzer all unspiked and in good order. In the commencement of the action a sdiell was thrown into Kit Carson's regiment of volunteers, killing and wounding some twenty; they became panic stricken and fled to the mountains. The Federal force engaged was 5,000 men 1.000 of whom were regulars, 100 Pike's Peak volunteers, and the remainder New Mexican vol unteers and militia under command of Brig. General Canby. A reserve was left in Fort Craig of some 1,200 or 1,500 men, under command of Brig. Gen. Hovey. The Confederate force engaged, including re serves and details, was not quite 2.200 men. Col. Green was in immediate command of our force, but General Sibley, though suffering from illness, was on the field the whole day. The Federals did -not retreat in order, but ex hibited perfect Manassas rout. Two hundred and fifty stand of small arms were taken. Numbers of the New Mexican volunteers were coming into camp and giving up their arms. Courtesies wero exchanged between the . lines under the flags of truce. It is reported that propositions of surrender have been made, the Fedeials proposing to pur render the fort, the officers to be pa rolled for the war, to retain their private property, and to be furnished with sufficient transportation to carry them to the States. This was refused, and it is thought the Federals will come to our terms an unconditional surrender. Private -letters have been received here from officers of the army confirming this Ktati nn ot. This glorious news creates a glow of joy iti this Valley. We are happy to send o pleasing a record to Texas, of the achievements of her hero sons. The armies of the South will ever fight bravely, but they will never achieve a greater victory than thU. A thousand leagues from the centres of civiliza tion, amid a sea of difficulties, to conqaer two to one, rout an army well disciplined, well officered and well furnished with all modern improvements in arms, is more than a consummation of our fondest hopes. LATTER. Passengers from San Antonio say it was re ported, on the authority of a postscript of a letter received there, that Fort Craig had surrendered at discretion. NEW BERN INCIDENTS. The Editor of the Suffolk Sun learned several incidents worth relating during his trip to Kin ston and vicinity last week, the following are recorded in the Sun: George Perry, a prominent and worthy citizen of Jones county, for helping bur retreating sol diers across the Trent with his fiat and preserving the guns they were compelled to leave behind, was seized by the Federals and threatened to be shot in his own yard. His wife entreated, and he was put in irons and jailed at Ne,wbern. At last Accounts the irons had been reftrbved, but he was still in jail. John Richardson, Esq., living about six miles from town on the Washington road, had to call on Gen. Rurnside for protection from his own ne groes, who had entered his house declaring that he was no longer their master, and they iutended to eat and drink whatever they pleased, and be dare not interfere with them. Burnside sent a guard to protect him. The yankees went out to the farm of J. M. F. Harrison, a prominent merchant of Newbern, and destroyed everything they could. When enquiry was made, as to the bitterness manifested toward Mr II., they said he was a "Rebel Captain." This was contradicted, but they said his negroes so in formed them and they believed it. Mr. Harrison had commenced recruiting for a company but had not succeeded, and this his negroes had probably learned. Thus it will be seen that should we be overcome, our negroes are to be witnesses examin ed against us, and they ore to inform agstinst us. Old and infirm persons who sought protection at the hands of Burnside, were protected by a guard. Thus when Miss Ellis, the Matron of the Griffin orphan school, was disturbed by soldiers, Bnrnsidc had a guard placed near the premises, and no soldier was permitted to enter. Among the families who remained in town af ter its capture, we heard the following: Mr Coles, Alexander Justice, Lacy Phillips, Z. Slade. Joseph Robinson, Dr. Disosway, L. Heritage, Prof. Dobor ty and Dr. Boyd. Some of them sent away some members of their families. Prof. Dohcrty sent his children to Graham, and he and his wife remained. The yankees entered the house of Mr. Robinson and seeing a watch in his wife's siek room, deliber ately took it down and carried it off. The lowest order of yankee soldiers with the negroes went from house to house, and where the family was found to be absent they entered and took whatever they desired. All who know any thing of the Yankee disposition to steal, and the like disposition of the negroes, can well imagine the state of things. OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. tfjn August next the people of North Carolina will have to decide at the polls who will direct the policy of our good "old State for the next two years. And in making this decision, it is neces sary that the people should have all the lights possible on the subject, and select from the mat:j names before them the man best calculated to in fuse confidence in the masses and bring about an energetic prosecution of the war, and secure to the different departments in the State administra tion that harmony and unison of action which is so essential to success. We need a man who has some decision of character, a clear head and a cool, mature judgment. He should be possessed of enerpy untiring, together with a will to carry out at all hazards whatever he may be satisfied, upon mature reflection and due deliberation, is for the good of our people. No wishy-washy dema gogue, eager to catch the popular breeze, should these times finger with the reins of government. We want and must have a man for the times, and that man, we say, is William Johnston, of Meck lenburg. He is a man that embodies all the quali ties nccess.iry for making a governor who will give energy, decision and promptness to the ad ministration of North Carolina. Possessed of a far reaching foresight to perceive, a sound judg ment to determine the proper course, aud a firm Jacksoniau will to carry out whatever he is con vinced the interest of out people demand, he will be the means of inaugurating a bold energetic policy. William Johnston is a man who not only has the mind, but really thinks for himself. His administrative talent is universally acknowledged by all. And what is another strong proof of his ability, he has never put his shoulder to the wheel and undertaken anything but what he has brought order out of chaos and secured success when all others have invariably failed. We have not seen aught said against biin since his name has been spoken of for Governor, except the un founded charges made by the Standard, all of which can with double the force an 1 truth be applied to that editor. We are opposed in toto to a canvass of the State anything else but that at this time. Should there be no convention nor canvass, William Johnston is our choice and we will support him and vote for him if a thousand other natncK are presented to the people. And we do this simply because we believe he is the man for the place the man for the times and if elected will certainly prove to be the right man in the right place. Shelly Kjh. Tiik Terror at the North We Inve late and reliable information from New York. The in telligence of the "Yir-inia" first reached the great city on the evening of Sunday, March 9th, and our informant states, produced an excitement and consternation, sueh as had never been previously witnessed. The hotels were thronged with excit ed crowd. ind the newspaer offices literally be sieged. The Tribune succeeded in getting out the first "Extras," and our informant states that he could not approach within fire hundred yards of the building, so eager was the excited populace THE ORDER OP BATTLE. ; When large bodies of men approach for battle, only a proportional part of them are enptjred at a time -they are replaced by another similar, force; the progress of the battle is by successive engage ments. On the genius and judgment of the chief wilt depend the character of the action, whether it shall be defensive or offensive. . " When an army awaits the attack,' it takes its position and forms its line of battle according to the nature of the ground, and the character of the strength of the enemy's force. If offensive the main thing is to seise upon the decisive point of the field. This point' itt determined by the configuration of the ground, and the position of the contending forces, or by a combination of these. The defense is considered the stronger form of actions of war, and a skillful General will take advantage of favorable circumstances to change the defensive into the offensive. Military writers lay down twelve orders of battle. A description of these would be too long and too complicated to interest the reader. Which of these should be followed, must be decided by the chief himself on the ground, where all the cir cumstances may be duly considered. To concen trate a superiority of forces at the decisive points is the principal purpose. This point is in the flanks or in the rear of the enemy. To do this the skill of the General is bi ought into requisi tion. On the field of battle the infantry is divided into three bodiesan advanced guard, a main body and a reserve. These three bodies are separated from each other by intervals, which will depend on the nature of the ground, the ad vanced guard occupying the front, the main body at a distance from one hundred and fifty to three hundred paces in the rear of the main body. The troops composing these three bodies will bo formed either in columns or battalions, or be deployed. For an attack, for evolutions, or for defense against cavalry, the formation of columns of battalions is the best. To repel the enemy's attack by a fire, and to present a less favorable mark to the enemy's artillery, the battalion should be deployed. The reserve should be composed of the most reliable troops, and should if possible, b kept masked from the enemy's view and fire, until called into action. The time for engaging the reserve is either when the enemy has been shaken in its attack by the resistance offered by the raaia body, or when the main body is unable further to r s:st the enemy's efforts. Tike cavalry is uually placed in the roar of the infantry, and should be masked from the fire, until the moment arrives to bring it into action. The habitual fotmation of cavalry for the attack is a line of two ranks, with a reserve or tUpporC Id rear. Cavalry should wiit patiently until a way is prepared for, its action by the fire of artillery on the enemy's infantry; or when the infantry is fatigued or exhausted; or when the infantry is in motion, so as to surprise it before it can form to teccivc the attack. It should direct its charge on the enemy's infantry where it will be e I posed to the least column of fire. If the infantry is in a line, its eharge should be made on one of ii flanks; if in square, on one of the angles of. the square. The manner of placing the artillery, and its employment, must be regulated by its relative importance, under given circumstances with, re spect to the action of the other arms. In defense, the principal part is usually assigned to the irtil lety; in offensive movements, the reverse generally obtains. In defense, the batteries should be dis tributed along the entire front of the position oc cupied. The distance between the batteries should not be much over six huudred paces. When the wings of a position are weak, hoary batteries should be placed to secure them. .' sufficient number of pieces should always be held in reserve for a moment of need. In the attack the heaviest pieces should be placed on the flank of the ground occupied by the assailant, or in the centre, if more favorable to the end to be attained. In all the movements of the artillery great care should be taken sot to place them so that they shall in the least impede the operations of the other troops. . f What icon done in April 1861 What will be done in Ajftil 18G2? The Norfolk Day Bjok gives a very imperfect and incorrect list of the important events which occurred in April 18(31, the month when the present revolution began. . Auicng. its errors is one fixing the date of the seizure of the Faycltcville Arsenal as the ICth instead of the 22d, as it was; and again, fixing the 17th April,, instead of the 4th Monday ia Miy, as the date of Virginia's secession from the old Union. , As the subject is an interesting one, we will endeavor to present it correctly, a follows;. On the 3d, a vessel with the U. 8- flag fljim was fired into in Charleston harbor by one of the State batteries. . On the same day, the South Carolina Conven tion ratified the" Constitution of the Confederate States by a vote of 149 to 29. ' On the 1 2th, the bombardment of Fori Sarater was commencedit 4 A. M. ' ..--. On the 13th, at 2 P. M., Sumter surrendered. On the 14th, Fort Maeoe, N. C, was takes possession of. .v . v. i t rt .t .9 - Un (he loin, jancoin issues ni i rocjawauou calling for 75,000 volunteers. , On the 16th, Fort Caswell, N. C, taken pos. session of. On the 10th, a bloody fight occurred in the streets of Baltimore, between citixeos of that place i and regiments of Massachusetts aod New York ! volunteers. I On the 19th, Harpers Ferrj Arsenal was taken ' pottKe5ion of by Virginians. 3 ' '. to obtain the latest information. To add to the ". .wocojniies atrempiea to excitement, a rumor obtained credence that the ! dettroy the Wavy Yard, at Portsmosth, ;V , and ! Virginia had succeeded in passing Fortress Alon- "ur"1. " .p, .. , roe, and when last seen was outside the Capes, Mernmac sunk. They then abandoned the yard, heading northward. Mayor Opdyke convened the which was taken possession of by Virginia troop. Common Council of New York at Yi o'clock on j On the 20th, Lincoln issued his Proclamation Sunday ni-ht, to devise mcanres to protect to blockade the Southern porta. , the harbor against the attack of the monster. ! On the 20th, the Federal army at IndtanoU, : This was kept from the papers, but we have aasur- j Texas, was captured by CL (now Gen.) Van ; ances that it is strictly true. It is the impression j Dorn. . . .. - - .--.-. i of many, that had the Virginia proceeded direct) The war was thos begun in April 1861. It is to New York, she could have destroyed that great j possible, but not at ll probable, Uat the" prea ! sink of pollution without encountering thelighU battles which are likely to occur, ia April 484? j et opposition. I will end it. Fayettrcifl ObKTTtr.